Lamp.



No. 844,311. PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

L. W. ANDERSON.

LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED 001 23.1906.

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LAMP,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed October 23, 1906. Serial No. $10,196.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD W. ANDER- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockymount, in the county of Franklin and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Lamp, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lamps, and more particularly to devices of this character utilizing candles. The lamp is designed to be conveniently carried and is particularly adapted for use by pedestrians for illuminating roads in rural districts.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, which can be conveniently carried, and the parts of which can be easily disconnected for the purpose of cleaning them or of placirw candles therein.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through the device and showing a candle therein. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the chimney and showing the base in plan. Fi 3 is a side elevatlon of the base, one of the holding-lugs of the chimneys being shown in section. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the chimney, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the handle and its ring.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 is a preferably circular base having a preferably cylindrical extension 2 extending upward from the center thereof. Oppositely-disposed inclined flanges 3 extend partly around the extension 2 and are spaced apart at their ends. A recess 4 is formed in the upper end of the extension 2, and the walls thereof converge toward the bottom of the recess. Extending upward from the bottom of this recess is a tubular socket 5, having slots 6 in opposite portions thereof, and ribs 7 are arranged longitudinally upon the inner face of the socket. A chimney 9 is adapted to be used with the base and is of theusual form, with the exception that integral lugs 10 are formed in the bottom portion thereof at diametrically opposite points. These lugs are proportioned so as to be capable of moving between the ends of the flanges 3 and partly rotating beneath said flanges. A ring 11 surrounds the upper portion of the chimney, and a wire bail 12 is formed integral therewith. This bail is contracted adjacent its ends, as shown at 13, so as to bind upon the upper end of the chimney and be maintained in an upstanding position.

In using this device a candle is inserted into the socket 5 and is engaged by the ribs 7. After the candle has been lighted the chimney 9 is placed thereover and its lugs 10 passed between the ends of flanges 3. The chimney is then partly rotated and the lugs are forced under the flanges and become wedged between the base 1 and the lower inclined faces of the flanges. The lamp can then be carried conveniently by grasping the handle 12. The parts may be disconnected by reversing this operation, and if it is de sired to clean the socket a nail or other implement may be inserted into the slots 6. It is to be understood that the base 1 and all of the parts thereon are preferably cast or molded in a single piece of glass, so that the entire device exclusive of the handle is made in but two pieces.

The preferred form of the invention has been set forth in the foregoing description; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is 1. A lamp comprising a base, a candle-receiving socket integral with the base, a retaining-flange integral with the base and having an inclined face, a chimney, and means integral with the chimney for extending between the flange and base and bearing upon the inclined face to clamp the chimney upon the base.

2. A lamp comprising a base, a candle-receiving socket integral with the base, a retaining-flange integral with the base and having an inclined face, a chimney, means integral with the chimney for extending between the flange and base and bearing upon the inclined face to clamp the chimney upon In testimony that I claim the foregoing as' the base, and a handle formed in a single my own I have hereto afiixecl-my signature length of Wire and comprising a ring embracin the presence of two Witnesses.

ing the chimney, and a bail integral with and LEONARD W. ANDERSON. 5 extending from the ring at diametrically op- Witnesses:

posite points, said bail having inWardly-ex- E. HUME TALBERT',

tending chimney-engaging portions. HERBERT D. LAWSON. 

